Q. I ripped up the old boards on my deck and replaced them with new pressure-treated boards. Now that they’ve had time to dry out, I’m about stain the deck, but I’ve discovered that a handful of ...

For all of you out there who are thinking about installing a deck or fence, you have several choices of materials to choose from. There are redwood and cedar. And there is composite material made from ...

Q. I have a deck that was constructed from pressure treated wood. The deck is about 8-10 years old. I have lived in the house for 6-7 years. The former owners never waterproofed the deck or cleaned it ...

We need to replace a section of our pressure-treated deck, and I'm concerned the old wood and new planks won't look good together. How can we get the two sections to match? Once you lay down the new ...

With technological advances there are often tradeoffs. Each new cure-all carries its own series of side effects. Pressure-treated wood, used to build an ever-increasing number of back yard decks, is a ...

If you’re planning to build a wooden deck this summer, you may have noticed that choosing a decking material has become much more difficult than ever before. Just a few years ago the only option was ...